Angela Merkel

A leading lawmaker from Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative bloc has described a Greek exit from the eurozone as a «great opportunity» for the country to bolster its economy, in the latest sign that German sentiment towards a so-called "Grexit" is shifting.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel waded into the fraught area of wartime forgiveness during a visit to Japan on Monday, saying that "facing history squarely" and "generous gestures" are necessary to mend ties.
      

Beyonce Knowles and Lady Gaga are among 36 prominent women who have signed a petition calling March 8 on the G7 and the African Union to tackle female poverty.
      
The US singers were joined by actresses Meryl Streep, Charlize Theron, Rosamund Pike and Rita Wilson in signing the letter, issued on International Women's Day.
      

A meeting in Brussels between EC president Jean-Claude Juncker and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the first since the ex-Luxembourg PM assumed the Commission’s top spot, expectedly included both Greece and Ukraine on the agenda.

EU leaders and US President Barack Obama expressed readiness on Tuesday to extend the sanctions against Russia in case the Minsk ceasefire is further violated.

This happened at a video conference between Obama and the leaders of Germany, France, UK, Italy and European Council President Donald Tusk, EurActiv reports.

Chancellor Angela Merkel says shes hoping for a good future for Greece in the eurozone as Germany pushes Athens to comply fully with the terms of its financial bailout.

German lawmakers began debating an extension of Greece?s bailout, with the measure expected to pass as Chancellor Angela Merkel?s coalition musters its overwhelming majority in parliament.

AGERPRES special correspondent Florentina Peia reports: German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday said that there mustn't be "an undifferentiated" attitude concerning the migration from Romania to Germany and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis said that "poverty migration" isn't significant from a numeric point of view, showing that our country is confronted with a difficult phenomenon, namely

AGERPRES special correspondent Florentina Peia reports: German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday said she cannot make any statements for now concerning a possible accession of Romania to the Schengen area this year.

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President Klaus Iohannis on Thursday told a joint press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel that Romania is counting on Germany's support for identifying some solutions allowing the advancement to the country's accession to the Schengen area.

Photo credit: (c) Alex MICSIK / AGERPRES PHOTO